https://www.randolphcemetery.org/more-about-randolph daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://www.randolphcemetery.org/cemetery-facts daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://www.randolphcemetery.org/cbrrc daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619648731084-IQKSU3LRQ5E8C8ERSDKZ/12+Randolph+Cemetery+est.1872.png CBRRC - Committee for the Beautification and Restoration of Randolph Cemetery, Board Members Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.randolphcemetery.org/home daily 1.0 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619646152350-P3X21WSPWLL3WBP9WDIH/legislature.JPG Home - Benjamin Franklin Randolph Pictured here with other members of the South Carolina Legislature, Randolph is on the top row, second from the right. He was assassinated in 1868 during a rash of political violence that also claimed two of his white colleagues. These Radical Republicans had policy goals of free public education and expanded voting rights. This image is from the Library of Congress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619646573938-I4PX1S22F8FZTV6PF1FN/IMG_1306.JPG Home - Cemetery Restoration There are well over 1,500 people buried here and about a thousand headstones. Many of them are still in need of repairs. Grants from the State of S.C., the Richland County Conservation Commission and the Richland County Council have helped with some of the restoration of headstones, the driveway, and brick plot borders over the past decade. Even as many of those funds are depleted there is still a need for continued restoration of monuments like the one pictured here. Donations are needed for this work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619646891481-YAJL1L8AJNNOB3X5JANJ/IMG_1221.JPG Home - Thompson Cottage Donated to the CBRRC so that its rental income could pay to cut the grass at Randolph Cemetery, this house also dates to 1872. Located in downtown Columbia, it was built for a black family headed by Henry Thompson, and it remained in the family for over a century. Termite and water damage have kept it empty for some time, and with limited funds it is in need of donations so that it can once again become a sustainable funding source for the cemetery. https://www.randolphcemetery.org/cottage-renovation daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619741571865-WHVP6AGZHCU53CL7YCI6/1962_Mabel_Payne.jpg Cottage Renovation Thompson Cottage as photographed by City of Columbia worker Mabel Payne in 1962. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619742000008-DMI252B92UTGZ8QEZ0TL/IMG_0738.JPG Cottage Renovation Termite and water damage required extensive structural repairs to the foundation and front porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/1619742901739-968BFGDJM5OEP5HM8T4D/DSCF4145.JPG Cottage Renovation USC’s Public History graduate students attend a historic preservation workshop at the Thompson Cottage. https://www.randolphcemetery.org/cemetery-restoration daily 0.75 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6089b26a33062d7e20722cd2/3189f157-6536-4028-8379-fc99eeb63fa7/546.jpg https://www.randolphcemetery.org/donate daily 0.75 2021-04-30